GRE Word List
PHOENIX
a legendary bird which according to one account lived 500 years, burned itself to ashes on a pyre, and rose alive from the ashes to live another period
The meaning of the word phoenix is a legendary bird which according to one account lived 500 years, burned itself to ashes on a pyre, and rose alive from the ashes to live another period.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| gratis | without charge or recompense : free |
| premonition | previous notice or warning : forewarning |
| fitful | characterized by fits or paroxysms |
| mete | to give out by measure : dole out |
| irretrievable | not retrievable : impossible to regain or recover |
| unseemly | not seemly: such as |
| solitude | the quality or state of being alone or remote from society : seclusion |
| grisly | inspiring horror or intense fear |
| illuminate | to supply or brighten with light |
| nefarious | flagrantly wicked or impious : evil |